Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
Articles of Incorporation
or THE
Northwestern Publishing Company,

/ H-NOW all men bY these presents
N That, we, the undersigned do
hereby associate ourselves together and
adopt and sign the following Articles o1
Incorpo for the purpose of be
coming and constitutinga body corporate
as hereinafter provided.
| ARTICLE /.
| The name of this corporation shall be
The Northwestern Publishing Com
pany =
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business of
this corporation shall be the printing,
conducting and publishing of a news
paper, and the conducting of a general
job printing office; and the principal
place for the transaction of the business
of this corporation shall be the city of
/ st. Paul, County Of Ramsey and State Of
Minnesota.
| ARTICLE III,
The time of commencement of this
corporation shall be the first day of
February, 1887, and the same shall con-
tinue for the period of Thirty-years
thereafter.
ARTICLE ".
The number of the shares of the Capt.
tai Stock of the corporation shall be five
thousand Is, OOO) and the amount Of each
share shall be ten ($1O) dollars. And
said capital stock, shall be paid in such
manner and at such times as the board
of directors of said corporation shall
direct.
ARTICLE v.
The highest amount Of indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall be atany time subject shall be two
thousand 10000 dollars.
ARTICLE VI.
The government of said corporation
shall be vested in board of seven
directors, from whom shall be chosen q
president, vice-president, secretary
and treasurer for the corporation,
The said board Of directors shall be
elected annually by the stockholders of
the corporation at any regular annual
meeting ofthe said stockholders to be
held on the first Monday in February in
each year, at the office of the
said Northwestern Publishing Com
5pany.
Each successive board of directors
shall hold their offices until their sue
cessors are elected and qualify.
The Board Of Directors shall have
power to fill all vacancies occurring in
its numbers by death, removal or resig-
nation, and the persons chosen to fill
such vacancies shall hold their offices
until the next annual meeting and Until
their successors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VII.
The names of the first Board of Di-
rectors of said corporation are as follows:
John i. Neal, Minneapolis, Mimi; Geo.
Duckett, st. Paul, Mimi. J. Q. Adams,
st. Paul, Mimi; Will Turner, Mime
apolis, Mimi; Z. HI. Reynolds, Mime
#apolis, Mimi; Thos. II. Lyles, st. Paul.
Mimi; j. x. Hilyard, st. Paul. MINI.
ARTICLE VIII
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this corporation
are: John L. Neal, Minneapolis, MINI. !;
Will Turner, Minneapolis, Mimi; Thos.
FL. Lyles, st. Paul, Mimi; J K. Hilyard,
st. Paul, MINI; George Duckett, ST..
Paul, Mimi; D. @. Adams, st. Paul,
Mimi
In testimony whereof the parties
hereinbefore named have hereunto set
their hands and seals upon this 18th day
of February, a. D. 1887.
Signed and delivered in presence of
Ernest A. Ringnald, H w. Wood.
JOHN j.. MEAL, Seal.
WILL TURNER, Seal.
7. II. LYLEs, [seal.]
J. K. H1LYARD, [seal.]
Gro. DUcKErr, [seal.]
J. G. ADAMS, [Seal.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, =
County Of Ramsey. 30